BRFSS 2021 - Medicaid region 5: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

Cholesterol Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,247	1,676	36.8	35.0-38.6	2,571	63.2	61.4-65.0
Medicaid Region 5	1,026	442	38.4	34.7-42.2	584	61.6	57.8-65.3
GENDER
Male	452	197	39.9	34.4-45.7	255	60.1	54.3-65.6
Female	574	245	37.0	32.1-42.0	329	63.0	58.0-67.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	593	257	40.3	35.7-45.1	336	59.7	54.9-64.3
Non-Hispanic Black	230	101	38.7	31.1-46.9	129	61.3	53.1-68.9
Other	193	76	26.8	18.5-37.2	117	73.2	62.8-81.5
AGE
18-44	257	43	16.2	11.0-23.3	214	83.8	76.7-89.0
45-64	342	150	45.2	38.9-51.6	192	54.8	48.4-61.1
65+	403	235	57.7	51.5-63.6	168	42.3	36.4-48.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	358	181	46.9	40.4-53.6	177	53.1	46.4-59.6
Some Post-H.S.	298	113	32.0	26.3-38.4	185	68.0	61.6-73.7
College Graduate	368	146	33.6	28.4-39.2	222	66.4	60.8-71.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	397	190	42.0	36.0-48.3	207	58.0	51.7-64.0
$50,000+	404	140	30.9	25.6-36.7	264	69.1	63.3-74.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	223	111	47.5	39.0-56.2	112	52.5	43.8-61.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,247

1,676

36.8

35.0-38.6

2,571

63.2

61.4-65.0

Medicaid Region 5

1,026

442

38.4

34.7-42.2

584

61.6

57.8-65.3

GENDER

Male

452

197

39.9

34.4-45.7

255

60.1

54.3-65.6

Female

574

245

37.0

32.1-42.0

329

63.0

58.0-67.9

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

593

257

40.3

35.7-45.1

336

59.7

54.9-64.3

Non-Hispanic Black

230

101

38.7

31.1-46.9

129

61.3

53.1-68.9

Other

193

26.8

18.5-37.2

117

73.2

62.8-81.5

AGE

18-44

257

16.2

11.0-23.3

214

83.8

76.7-89.0

45-64

342

150

45.2

38.9-51.6

192

54.8

48.4-61.1

65+

403

235

57.7

51.5-63.6

168

42.3

36.4-48.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

358

181

46.9

40.4-53.6

177

53.1

46.4-59.6

Some Post-H.S.

298

113

32.0

26.3-38.4

185

68.0

61.6-73.7

College Graduate

368

146

33.6

28.4-39.2

222

66.4

60.8-71.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

397

190

42.0

36.0-48.3

207

58.0

51.7-64.0

$50,000+

404

140

30.9

25.6-36.7

264

69.1

63.3-74.4

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

223

111

47.5

39.0-56.2

112

52.5

43.8-61.0

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*Asked of respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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